The Max & Murphy Show
Leading Senate Democrat: Drastic Moves Are Needed to Staunch 2nd Wave
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Manhattan’s Liz Krueger says bars and gyms must close if the city is to avoid another catastrophic experience with COVID-19.
The Max & Murphy Show
Lawmakers Waiting to See if Biden Victory Comes Before Fiscal Pain
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A Senate leader says talks are underway about whether to tax the rich to avoid cuts. But how deep the hole will be, and whether the federal government will step in to help fill it, are big unknowns.
Opinion
Opinion: New York’s Billionaires Can Afford to Help Save CUNY
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‘While I and many other CUNY employees are enraged at the chancellor’s handling of the crisis, he is also administering a system that was slashed in 1975 and gradually bled almost every year since.’
The Max & Murphy Show
The True Lessons the 1970s Fiscal Crisis Offers Pandemic NYC
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The crisis is held up as a morality tale about the limits of democracy and progressive government—lessons that some would apply to our current, pandemic-driven emergency.
Budget
Summer Youth Programs Still Reeling From Funding Cut and Late Reversal
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First the mayor moved to cancel SYEP. Then it was belatedly restored. Providers say the rush to get it up and running has made the summer harder than it needed to be.
Budget
Opinion: NY Faces Three More Years of Harmful Budget Cuts Unless Legislative Leaders Act Now
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We look forward to voting for second passage of the Budget Equity Act next year, then working with community groups across the state on a public education and organizing campaign to persuade the voters to approve it on November 2, 2021.
Age Justice
Senior Services Start to Feel the Pain of City’s Budget Cut
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The 2021 left out $15 million in previously promised money, and advocates are just now getting a look at what the reduced funds will mean.
Budget
Families Rally to Keep School’s Polish Dual-Language Program
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A hard-won program is slated for cuts because of COVID-19.
Affordable Housing
Housing Advocates Still Hope to Save Funding for Affordable Construction
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The recently passed budget shifted capital spending on housing to later years. But some in the housing world think good news from Washington could lead the city to change course.
Budget
Opponents of New Jail Celebrate Budget Postponement
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For the city’s borough-based jail plan, this is a temporary halt, not a permanent rest. And for the community members fighting the plan, there’s still a long way to go.